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twenteen

twenteen noun: a person in their twenties who still has teenage tastes and attitudes.

Noun

twenteen (plural twenteens)

  1. (informal) A person in their twenties who still has teenage tastes and attitudes.
    • The classic banner ad that had been driving Internet marketing for a decade would eventually die off, because on social networks it wasn't about throwing ads like confetti at users—it was about integrating product experience. And the demographic that first tuned into social networks—teens...2010, Adam Penenberg, Viral Loop: The Power of Pass-It-On
    • But something new was rippling through a million MySpace profiles. The sound was electro, and bass-laced synthetic dance pop would soon start streaming in from producers in Paris, dizzying the twenteens of Britain with its accessible, anthemic funk.2015, Rose Bretécher, Pure

Forms of twenteen

pluraltwenteens

Origin of twenteen

Blend of twenty + -teen.

Questions about twenteen

What does twenteen mean?
Twenteen means a person in their twenties who still has teenage tastes and attitudes.
What part of speech is twenteen?
Twenteen is a noun.
What is the plural of twenteen?
The plural of twenteen is twenteens.

Words near twenteen in the dictionary

  1. twen
  2. TWENEX
  3. twenny
  4. twens
  5. twentagers
  6. twenteen
  7. twenteens
  8. Twenterand
  9. twentie
  10. twenties
  11. twentieth

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